How backup point guard Dallin Hall has shined during BYU’s 5-game winning streak

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BYU guard Dallin Hall (30) slaps hands with Keba Keita (13) during the second half of a game against Arizona State, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. | Darryl Webb, Associated Press

Reigning Big 12 Player of the Week Richie Saunders and sidekick Trevin Knell were magnificent shooting the basketball in BYU’s 91-81 win over outmanned Arizona State on Wednesday night in front of 9,383 at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona.

Saunders scored 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range, while Knell was 5 of 6 from deep and finished with 18 points and four assists.

But don’t forget about the contribution from backup point guard Dallin Hall, who has quietly returned to the form last year that made him an All-Big 12 honorable mention selection.

With starting point guard Egor Demin struggling a bit — the freshman had 10 assists, but committed four turnovers and was 1 of 6 from the field in 25 minutes — Hall was the catalyst in the second half as BYU held off repeated surges by the Sun Devils.

Hall was 5 of 8 from the field and had 13 points and four assists in 22 minutes. He made the shot of the game, too, drilling a 3-pointer with 5:16 remaining after ASU had trimmed BYU’s lead to 9.

“Dallin was great tonight. He helped close it out. He really stepped up a lot in the last month, month and a half just in terms of his aggressiveness helping us close games out,” said BYU coach Kevin Young. “That’s been huge, his strength with the ball in his hands, him and Fouss (Traore). Those are two pretty strong dudes coming downhill at you. It has been a good combination, those two.”

Traore added 10 points and four rebounds in 19 minutes, filling in nicely when starting center Keba Keita needed a break. On a night when the Cougars struggled mightily at the free-throw line, going a collective 6 of 15 from the stripe, Traore was 2 for 2 on his freebies.

Traore has emerged as BYU’s best free-throw shooter, making 82% of his attempts (50 of 61)….

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Author : Deseret News

Publish date : 2025-02-27 21:15:00

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